Christ First Forum

The leader of a Messianic Jewish ministry believes Israel is willing to do whatever it takes to defend itself against the threat from Syria, which has become more hostile in recent weeks.

On Sunday, Israeli self-defense forces were compelled to open fire on a mob of Palestinians and Syrians who tried to storm across the Israeli border into the Golan Heights, leaving as many as 23 protestors dead.

But a state-run Syrian government newspaper assures that "marches" to the border will continue and warns Israel that the day will come when thousands of Syrians will return to what they claim are "occupied" villages. It also says Sunday's march was only an introduction, and Israel should not be surprised when 600,000 so-called Syrian "refugees" cross the border.

Jan Markell of Olive Tree Ministries believes Israel is prepared to harshly deal with Syria if things get out of hand. "We do know that Israel is on record...saying if Israel finds any weapons of mass destruction landing on them coming from Syria, they will respond with weapons of mass destruction," she notes.

And she points to the prophecy in Isaiah 17 that tells of Damascus' destruction, which will take place sometime in the future.

"The destruction of Damascus, the timing of that we don't know. It has not happened in the past, [but] it has to happen," Markell explains. "Some say that it's going to happen in the very near future, others say in the tribulation. We don't know."

But she concludes that the Bible makes it clear that God gave the disputed land to the Jews -- not to the Palestinians or Syrians.
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